930 evacuated, 1 injured as fire breaks out at Hong Kong waste-to-energy plant

A fire broke out on Monday at Hong Kong’s waste-to-energy incinerator on an artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau, prompting about 1,000 people to evacuate and leaving one staff member unwell because of the heat. The blaze started at 12.43pm at the Integrated Waste Management Facilities Phase I and was upgraded to a No 3 alarm at 1.24pm, according to the Fire Services Department. A No 3 alarm is the third of five levels, with five the most severe; higher alarm levels trigger the deployment of more

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